21.9%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wurdong Heights · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wurdong Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Wurdong Heights compared to the rest of the country. Only 21.9% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population across the suburb.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most areas, with 68.5% of people reporting no conditions at all. Arthritis is the most frequent long-term health issue at 9.3%, while mental health conditions affect 7.9% of residents.
7.9%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Wurdong Heights, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia, and is 1.2 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
5.8% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Wurdong Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322136/wurdong-heights/topic/health-disability